Bike-theft sting
City police arrested four people yesterday in a sting operation designed to deter bike thieves. In the "bait bike operation," officers left a BMX bicycle unattended at West Street and Southgate Avenue then watched to see if anyone would take it.
Between about 3 and 6 p.m. yesterday they caught four people.
Police arrested a 12-year-old, a 15-year-old, Arthur James Reid, 42, of West Washington Street and Rodell Ford Sr., 59, of Clay Street.
The 15-year-old removed the bike seat, but didn't actually take the bike, police said.
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